evaluation of nasa/sport transitioned satellite products
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Evaluation of NASA/SPoRT Transitioned Satellite Products. Deirdre Kann Brian Guyer National Weather Service Albuquerque. GOES R Satellite Proving Ground and User Readiness Meeting May 18, 2011. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Evaluation of NASA/SPoRT Transitioned Satellite Products
Deirdre KannBrian Guyer
National Weather Service Albuquerque
GOES R Satellite Proving Ground and User Readiness Meeting
May 18, 2011
Project Summary
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The opportunity to receive experimental satellite products from NASA SPoRT was first offered in 2007 with the goal of SPoRT “to transition research capabilities to operations to improve short-term forecasts” Several months later, in January 2008, ingest of these products began The list of products to be distributed was compiled based on local forecast challenges The operational use of the SPoRT transitioned products has enhanced the decision making process by supplementing data void areas and enhancing our current satellite analysis techniques
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Success
WFO1. A coherent support team
2. “Buy in” from the local staff
3. Support from SPoRT
Coherent Support Team
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NASA SPoRT Staff
Local AWIPS Focal Point
Local WFO “Satellite/SPoRT” Focal Point
“Buy In” from the Local Staff
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Share examples of success stories with the staff
Share AWIPS Procedures
Set up examples on the WES
SPoRT Support
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NASA SPoRT Blog
Training Modules
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Large County Warning Area
Diverse terrain
Relatively few surface observations
Poor radar coverage
Forecasting Challenges in New Mexico
Large CWA with Diverse Terrain and Limited Surface Obs
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Poor Radar Coverage
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Products Evaluated And Successes
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Low Clouds and Fog
29 Jan 2010 – Snowmelt, clear skies, calm windslead to widespread low clouds and fog
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CIRA Blended TPW and PON TPW
Products Evaluated And Successes
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Products Evaluated And Successes:MODIS
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January 2010 – Snow cover resulting in a sharpgradient in max T temperatures
Products Evaluated And Successes:MODIS
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1200 ft decrease
Products Evaluated And Successes:MODIS
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30 Jan 2011 3 Feb 2011
Note the snow free areas associated with downslope gap winds
Products Evaluated And Successes
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Products Evaluated And Successes:GOES Hybrid
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17 April 2011 – tire blow out starts a large fire in eastern New Mexico One week later, the burn scar is visible on 1km MODIS IR Strong winds on 26 April 2011 show the burn scar as a source of blowing dust, reducing visibilities to 1-3 miles
Products Evaluated And Successes:GOES Hybrid
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15 April 2011 – dry north winds and unstable air result in dust plumes in West Texas, visible on 1 km color composite At 1732Z, GOES image depicts the hot spots and dust AT 1745Z, GOES-R ABQ proxy shows sharper edges on dust plumes, clearer hot spots, and a clearer CO cloud field.
Blog Post Prompts Information on New Product:
MODIS RGB Dust
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Project Summary
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The operational use of the SPoRT transitioned products has enhanced the decision making process by supplementing data void areas and enhancing our current satellite analysis techniques We look forward to testing additional products, including the GLM (Geostationary Lightning Mapper). Due to our limited radar coverage, the application of GLM total lightning data may improve our warning times even more so than at a typical central or eastern WFO.